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Chris Kent - Portrait

Head and shoulders image of Chris Kent, Department of History.

Bio/Historical Note: Image appeared in 24 Jan. 1997 issue of OCN.

Bio/Historical Note: Christopher A. Kent retired from the Department of History in 2009, and is Professor Emeritus (2022).

Dr. Bill Waiser - Portrait

Head and shoulders image of Dr. Bill Waiser, Department of History; outdoor image.

Bio/Historical Note: William Andrew Waiser (b. 1953) earned a BA in History (Hons) from Trent University in 1975 and an MA in History from the University of Saskatchewan in 1976. He was awarded a Queen's Fellowship from The Canada Council in 1975-1976. He earned a PhD (History) from the U of S in 1983. Dr. Waiser was also awarded a Doctoral Fellowship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada from 1979-1981. Dr. Waiser joined the Department of History at the U of S in 1984 and served as department head from 1995 to 1998. He was Yukon Historian for the Canadian Parks Service prior to his university appointment. He was named the university's Distinguished Researcher in 2004 and received the College of Arts and Science Teaching Excellence Award in 2003. Dr. Waiser was awarded the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, the province's highest honour, in 2006, and elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada the following year. He was awarded an honourary Doctor of Literature (D.Litt) from the U of S in 2010. Dr. Waiser retired from the university in 2014. He was named a Member of the Order of Canada on 30 June 2017. He is the 2018 recipient of the Royal Society of Canada J.B. Tyrrell medal, presented for “outstanding work” in Canadian history, as well as the 2018 Governor General’s History Award for Popular Media: The Pierre Berton Award. Dr. Waiser has published several books, including Park Prisoners: The Untold Story of Western Canada's National Parks and (with Blair Stonechild) Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion, which was a finalist for the 1997 Governor General's Literary Awards for non-fiction. Dr. Waiser's book All Hell Can't Stop Us: The On-to-Ottawa Trek and Regina Riot won the 2003 Saskatchewan Book Award for non-fiction. His award-winning centennial history of the province, Saskatchewan: A New History, was published in 2005. In 2020 he was honoured with a lifetime achievement award for Prairie history by the Canadian Historical Association (CHA). Dr. Waiser is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History (2023), and is a full-time writer and speaker.

Pioneers of Dundurn. - Group photo.

On back: "Taken at an Old Timers' picnic on John Mawson's ranch, 1913. Standing (l to r): John Blackley, Robert McCordick, W.H. Holmes a'Court, Thomas Richardson, Archie Wilson, W.S. Fisher, Russel Wilson, E.J. Woolridge, J. Hunsicker. Sitting (l to r): John Mawson, Hon. W.A. Holmes a'Court, Harry Hunsicker, Andrew Blackley, Joseph Proctor, Arthur Prime".

News clippings relating to early settlers in Saskatoon.

Clippings from the Saskatoon Phoenix describe experiences of early settlers as they arrived in Saskatoon, beginning in the 1880s. The time period covers from 1 April 1911 to 19 April 1921. Also included is an article taken from a book on the settlement of the West by F. Maclure Sclanders, Commissioner of the Saskatoon Board of Trade. Also included is a program of the "Dinner for the '83 Boys", the men who homesteaded the Saskatoon area. Held 3 October 1912; names of participants are written on the inside of the program.

Labor of love

Labor leaders; Photographic show of Canadian labor history at the Diefenbaker Canada Centre; Barb Byers; Mike Sheridan; Jim Betinski; Gordon Barnhart; Bruce Shepard

Morton Historical Association - Executive - Group Photo

A.S. Morton and G.W. Simpson pose with the executive of the Morton Historical Association in academic robes. Names of members not supplied.

Membership in the Historical Association, formed in 1917-1918, was open to any student who had taken one course in history at the University. Professor A.S. Morton fostered the society from the beginning and proved a source of inspiration in awakening and sustaining interest not only in ancient history and historical research, but also in modern problems and events. A photograph of members and a brief account of the Associations activities appears in most editions of the official yearbook or Greystone.

Morton Historical Association - Executive - Group Photo

Executive of the Morton Historical Association. Written on back of photo are names: K.M. Benson, Jean E. Murray, Ruth Smith, P. Jordan, Jean MacKay, Beth Stewart and Jack Purves.

Bio/historical note: Membership in the Historical Association, formed in 1917-1918, was open to any student who had taken one course in history at the University. Professor A.S. Morton fostered the society from the beginning and proved a source of inspiration in awakening and sustaining interest not only in ancient history and historical research, but also in modern problems and events. A photograph of members and a brief account of the Associations activities appears in most editions of the official yearbook or Greystone.

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